this anthem thing...

[nolly]

OK, I see two basic sets of reactions from people.
I see people reacting to Bush's "keep it in English" statement, which was documentably inane -- not only is there a long history of translation, including ones promoted by the gov't, Bush was singing the anthem in Spanish on the campaign trail.

I see people reacting to the song itself, and this is what I don't understand. Can someone explain what, if anything, is problematic about it?

Comments

[nolly.livejournal.com]

Does it make either claim? Where? (This is not a rhetorical question. I citation where someone from the company producing it or the singer or, really, anyone authoritative makes that claim is one thing I was hoping for when poting this.)

[dancingguy.livejournal.com]

Well, who started calling it the Spanish language US National Anthem?

More importantly, they're using a tune that most people recognize a the US National Anthem. If that's not deliberate, they're some of the dumbest people alive. No?

[nolly.livejournal.com]

Started? That's what I'd like to know. Spread it? Journalists.

Using a similar tune could mean any number of things, and without a statement from the creators -- which may exist, but which I have not seen -- I'm not going to leap to conclusions.